Exchange Hotel (Richmond, Virginia)

The Exchange Hotel, completed in 1841 in Richmond, VA, was a Gothic revival four-story designed by Isaiah Rogers. It was very popular before the Civil War.

The Ballard House opened up across the street in 1855. This five-story Italianate faced onto Franklin Street at the corner of Fourteenth Street.[1] Both establishments were owned by John P. Ballard (1816 - 1878).[2] They were connected at the second level first by a footbridge made of steel, and some years later enclosed in brick. Their old architecture prevented them from being one of the premiere Richmond hotels at the time.[3]

It was demolished from 1900-1901, shortly after closing thanks to competition from the newer Jefferson Hotel.[4]

References
  1. "Exchange Hotel and Ballard House, Richmond, Va".
  2. "Exchange Hotel and Ballard House". Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  3. Hotel: An American History By A. K. Sandoval-Strausz 2007 Yale University Press p. 239
  4. "Exchange Hotel, Southeast corner Franklin and Fourteenth streets, Richmond". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2009-12-31.


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